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The heart-opening power of beauty
I pulled over and stepped out of the car, caught off guard by the wave of happiness that swept over me. There was nothing extraordinary about the day – no grand adventure, no dramatic breakthrough. Just me, the open road, and this luminous field of yellow. Yet in that simple scene, I felt a deep sense of freedom, a lightness that made me smile from the inside out.
Nature speaks the language of the soul
These moments are gifts. They speak to a part of us that’s often overlooked in the rush of doing and achieving. The sunflowers weren’t trying to impress me. They were simply being what they are – bright, open, alive. That’s what made them so powerful. I felt their joy because I allowed myself to slow down and see them.
What if joy is always this close?
We often look for joy in the big milestones: the dream job, the completed project, the long-awaited holiday. But what if joy lives in the everyday? In a child’s laugh, a favourite song, the way the light falls across your kitchen table. When we’re present, joy becomes easier to find – because it’s not rare. It’s just quiet.
Joy, like sunflowers, thrives when we turn toward the light.
🌻 Practice for the Week
Take a few extra moments each day to notice something beautiful: a colour, a smell, a sound. Let it into your body and feel how it shifts your energy. No effort, just awareness.
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🌞 Final Reflection
You don’t have to chase joy – it often finds you when you’re not looking. Stay open, stay curious, and let the simple things delight you.
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Sometimes the stetch for a learning can feel excessive to the point where you can feel quite down. We have all been there, such as parental disapproval, a lover walking away, a job lost or a sick child. But the key question is;
How do you pick yourself up and get back into the flow of life and experiencing joy?
The simple answer is little step by little step. When you are in a difficult place, big change is not easy or usually successful. So be kind to yourself and make small changes in your life that make it feel better to you. It doesn’t need to cost money and often includes allowing yourself to enjoy small pleasures like going for a walk, making something good to eat, a long bath or time to read or pursue a hobby. People often under rate the value of these small things to how you feel about your life. Without them…
Life feels like work, work and yet more work.
These small pleasures bring balance to your life